Different results between calls REST API

anthonywilliam1 · 2025-12-16T14:45:23+0000

Forums / Different results between calls REST API Different results between calls REST API anthonywilliam1 · Member · Dec 16, 2025 at 2:45 pm Copy link Add topic to favorites I am pulling our view stats by top author via the https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/ api. However, I get different results with each pull. It’s not big, some author’s views go up or down between 1-5. However, why does this happen? I would expect to get the same results when using the API. Furthermore, I am under the impression that the results should line up with the Jetpack stats plugin. However, some authors are off between 1-5 consistently. The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users) Log in or create an account to reply Log in Sign Up

anthonywilliam1 · Member · Dec 16, 2025 at 2:45 pm
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I am pulling our view stats by top author via the https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/ api.

However, I get different results with each pull. It’s not big, some author’s views go up or down between 1-5. However, why does this happen? I would expect to get the same results when using the API.

Furthermore, I am under the impression that the results should line up with the Jetpack stats plugin. However, some authors are off between 1-5 consistently.

The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)